Transplanter.



' G. N. WEAVER. TRANSPL'ANTER.

7 APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1912. 1,044 1 Patented NOV. 12, 1912.

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CHARLES N. WEAVER, 0F COVINA, CALIFORNIA.

TRANSPLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

Application filed March 12, 1912. Serial No. 683,194.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Cinemas N. VVEAVER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Corina, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTransplanters, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a device which may be termed atransplanter An important object of my invention is to provide a deviceof the above mentioned character, which may be employed, first, to forman opening or hole in the ground,'secend, to dig up the plantwithoutdestroying or breaking up the soil which holds the roots, andthird, to safely place such soil carrying the roots and plant in thepreviously formed opening or hole.

A further object of my invention is to provide means of the abovementioned character, which are simple in construction, cheap tomanufacture, and easy to operate.

Uther objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame, Figure 1 is a side view of the device, showing the telescopingtubes in their distended position. Fig. 2 is a central transversesectional view through the same, the telescoping tubes being collapsed,and, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration, 1 have shown apreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates an outercutting casing or tube, which may be cylindrical or of anyother suitableshape. This outer cutting casing or tube has its lower end sharpened, asshown, so that it may be easily forced into the ground or soil.Attention is called to the fact that the outer cutting casing 1 has itslower sharpened end beveled upon its inner and outer sides. The functionof having the inner side beveled is to compress the soil containing theroots of the plant, whereby such soil is more firmly held together.Rigidly connected with the upper end of the cutting casing or tube 1 arepreferably diametrically arranged handles 2. These handles maypreferably be in the form of open frame, carrying hand-grips 3. Thehandles 2 may be soldered or otherwise connected with the casing 1.

The outer cutting casing or tube 1 is provided at its upper end with aninwardly extending flange 4, to snugly receive an inner removing casingor tube 5, which telescopes the outer cutting casing 1, as shown. Inorder that the casings 1 and 5 may not be entirely separated by arelative movement of said casings in one direction, the casing 5 isprovided at its lower end with an outwardly extending flange 6, whichfits snugly within the casing 1 and is adapted for movement intoengagement with the flange 4. The width of the flange 6 also aids thecasing 5 in removing the soil contained in the outer cutting casing 1,as will be apparent hereinafter. The inner removing casing or tube 5-hasan outwardly extending flange 7 rigidly connected with its upper end,which prevents the entire separation of the casings 1 and 5 by arelative movement in one direction.

It is to be understood that I may construct my device in differentsizes, depend ing upon the character of the work which is to be done.Although I have shown the casings 1 and 5 as cylindrical, Ido not wishto restrict myself in any way to this shape, as just as good results maybe obtained by making them squarein cross-section, elliptical, etc. 7

In the use of the device, the removing casing or tube 5 is elevated toassume its distended position, as shown in Fig. 1. The operator takeshold of the handles 2, with his two hands and holds the removing casing5 in its distended position, pressing against the same with the thumb orother fingers. The outer cutting casing or tube 1 is now positioned sothat its lower sharpened end engages the ground or soil within which itis desired to transplant the plant. Pressure is now exerted upon thehandles 2 for forcing the outer cutting casing 1 into the ground or soila suitable distance according to the desired depth of the hole oropening which is to be dug. The outer cutting casing is now removed,whereby the opening or hole is formed. The operator now presses downupon theremoving casing or tube 5 with the thumb or other fingers,whereby the soil contained in the casing 1 will be forced out of thesame. The removing casing or tube 5 distended position and the casings 1and 5 is again moved to its are placed about the plant to be dug n suchplant extending upwardly within the casings 1 and 5. It is thus seenthat the plant will not be in any way injured. Pressure is now exertedupon the handles 2 for forcing the cutting casing 1 a suitable distanceinto the soil. The entire device is then raised and the soil containingthe roots of the plant will remain in the cutting casing 1. The soilwill not be broken up or otherwise disturbed. The cutting casing 1 isthen positioned adjacent the previously formed opening and the removingcasing or tube 5 is moved downwardly whereby the soil in the casing 1surrounding the roots is forced into such previously formed opening. Inthis way the plant is dug up, and set out without having the soil aboutits roots broken or disturbed.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatcertain changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A transplanter of thecharacter described, comprising an outer cutting casing having its lowerend sharpened and its upper end provided with an inwardly extendingannular flange, an inner removing casing reciprocating within the outercasing and having a considerably smaller diameter than the same, anoutwardly extending an nular flange carried by the lower end of theinner removing casing and fitting snugly within the outer cuttingcasing, and adapted Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by

to engage the inwardly extending annular ange carried by said outercasing at the upper end thereof to prevent the complete separation ofthe inner and outer casings, a flange carried by the upper end of theinner casing, and substantially diametrically arranged handles attachedto the upper portion of the outer casing.

2. A transplanter of the character described, comprising an out-ercasing having its inner surface at the end thereof beveled to provide asharp cutting end having a greater interior diameter than the interiordiameter of the remainder of the outer casing, whereby said casing willcut the portion of earth around the plants root with a slightly greaterdiameter than the interior diameter of the outer casing so that theportion of earth will be properly packed and prevented from beingbroken, an inner casing reciprocating within the outer casing and of amuch smaller diameter than said outer casing, an annular flange formedupon the lower end of the inner casing, and extending outwardly toslidably engage the inner surface of the outer casing, an annular flangeformed upon the upper end of the outer casing and extending inwardly toslidably engage the outer surface of the inner casing, an annular flangeformed upon the upper end of the inner casing, and substantiallydiametrically arranged handles attached to the outer casing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES N. WEAVER.

Witnesses:

J. K. STROSNIDER, F. H. FABRICK.

addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

